resumption
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5.6
- noun
- /rɪˈzʌmpʃən/
:
reanudación
- The limited space for compromise has been significantly narrowed by the resumption of violence by the IRA.
- resumption of hostilities
- resumption of negotiations
- resumption of activities
And clearly this was the resumption of hostilities.
- And clearly this was the resumption of hostilities.
- And before we even realize what's going on, they announce the resumption of diplomatic relations.
Examples
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We celebrated the resumption of the concert series after a two-year hiatus.
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The clerk and the judge conferred over the resumption of the calendar and prepared to return to business.
Fiction book (1996) -
The recommendations were to lay the foundation for the resumption of economic growth.
Academic text (2004) -
And clearly this was the resumption of hostilities.
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Is there any circumstance in which you would support the resumption of nuclear testing?
Academic text (2004) -
The code was quickly dusted off to permit the resumption of normal commercial activities.
Academic text (1991) -
Rehabilitation will follow, and the gradual resumption of activities will then begin.
Academic text (2003) -
However, work on the canal was interrupted by the resumption of hostilities in 1983.
Academic text (1998) -
For all Jordanian democracy activists, the hope is that this marks the resumption of genuine liberalization, largely stalled since 1994.
Academic text (2004) -
After a long break, the students were eager for the resumption of their art classes.
Synonyms
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3.7
A time when something is started again, like a computer or TV series
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4.6
Making something exist or work again after it stopped
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4.2
Bringing something that was inactive back into use
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6.8
Bringing back a rule or practice after it stopped
The act of starting something again after it stops
Starting something again after it was paused or finished
Starting a fire or engine again after it stops
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Etymology
Resumption comes from re- meaning 'again' and sumere meaning 'to take', so it originally meant 'taking up again' and is related to the verb resume. That's why a resumption is the act of starting something again after a pause.